Health care costs (and health insurance costs) have been rising rapidly for the last 50 years, neatly tracking with the additional burdens of government regulation and mandates. Every time the government makes something "free" the cost goes up.
Don't jerk me around on this issue. I was around before hospitals were
required to take ER patients. I remember what it was like and I don't want to go back. I think if everyone saw people left in ER parking lots bleeding to death or their guts hanging out they would probably feel the same way.
I could also point out that many other countries have managed to control costs. How did they manage to do that when we can't? Fewer regulations? Less government interference? LOL!
Government programs never solve social problems, they only guarantee that those problems will continue. After all, if they did solve the problem, the bureaucrats would be out of work.
That's because all social problems are inherent to the human animal. Even Christ said "The poor you will always have with you". Even if you're not Christian you must realize that this was written down millenia ago and that nothing has changed about the human animal in all that time. Why is it you can't see this? Why is it that you think government, or at least society as a whole - however you see that expressed - isn't responsible for these people to some extent? Shouldn't government protect the weak, lame, sick, very young, and very old? Shouldn't it be the vehicle whereby we protect ourselves from things that can bring us harm?
((And I'm not talking about those that don't want to work. Obviously most people DO want to work because there have been times when our unemployment was down to 4% and the businessmen hated every month of it!.))
I'd bet most people that work at helping the poor would give up their job if they could eliminate poverty completely and for all time. Ditto for those that help the handicapped (eliminate the medical problem) and diseased (eliminate the disease) and so on. If you wouldn't do the same that says more about YOU and your social conscious than it does about bureaucrats.
Absolutely. The only cure for that is competition. Just look at how much money the property owners in Wisconsin are saving now that the school districts can buy health insurance from someplace besides the teachers union trust.
Sorry. The only logical result of full de-regulation and an open market is monopolies. A capitalist system has to have regulation just as every good engine needs a governor. Without it the engine runs wild, out of control, and blows up.
As for WI, only people like you would project results from thin air. Did you get that off Walker's website???
Your apparent belief - that everyone in private business is greedy, selfish and downright evil, while all bureaucrats are saintly and selfless public employees dedicated to serving the public interest - is nothing sort of astonishing.
I never claimed they were evil - only you and your kind use that kind of stupid language, ignorance at it's finest! I wouldn't call a capitalist evil any more than I would call a cheetah running down a gazelle evil.
Greedy and selfish, sure - it's what capitalism is all about! If you don't understand this or can't face the harsh reality of it then I suggest you ditch the green colored glasses and try again. Capitalism is fueled by greed and selfishness and it's why it works as well as it does. Business's ONLY goal is to make money. If a business isn't operating this way then someone should be fired.
Bureaucrats are paid to be impartial and serve the public. They're not saints but many do like helping others for whatever reason. For others it's just a job that usually pays less than private but has fewer office politics and more job security. Ask the police and fire fighters why they're there. It's the same for most public servants.
Good luck when you take your turn before the Death Panels.
It's amazing the bull**** some people will eat. You can always bow before your insurance company Gods and ask for insurance against the Death Panels. All good capitalists are money whores, they'll take the bet.
